Workshops

There was a number of workshops running throughout the 2012 Lorne Proteins Conference. 

ATA Scientific: Multi-Parametric Surface Plasmon Resonance - The new generation of SPR

Date: Tuesday 7th February

Location: Heritage Ballroom

Time: 7:15am - 8:15am

Speaker: Niko Granqvist, Application Scientist, BioNavis Ltd, Finland

Description: Multi-Parametric Surface Plasmon Resonance (MP-SPR) is a novel approach to the half-a-century old optical phenomenon Surface Plasmon Resonance (SPR). For the last 20 years SPR has been predominantly used for biomolecular interaction analysis. MP-SPR broadens the application range also to biophysical studies, such as measurements of absolute refractive indices and formed layer thicknesses, and biomaterials studies, such as ceramic and polymer coating characterizations and biocompatibility studies. MP-SPR is based on a optical arrangement that enables measurements on a number of sensor coatings that cannot be measured with traditional SPR. Apart from traditional hydrogel based biosensor coatings, a wide range of different sensor surfaces are also possible to use, such as different metals (Au, Ag, Al, Cu, Pt), polymers (PS, PEO, PMMA, cellulose), and ceramics (Al2O3, SiO2). The instrument is compatible with other equipment, in example HPLC and electrochemistry, which enables much more information to be gathered from the same sample simultaneously.
We invite you to discover MP-SPR for your laboratory! Click here to view video
Register to attend our breakfast workshop on 7th February 2012 at 7.15-8.15am

Structural Biology at the Australia Synchrotron

Date: Wednesday 8th February

Location: The Heritage Room

Time: 1:30pm - 2:30pm

Description: The capabilities, development and future directions of the MX and SAXS beamlines at the Australian Synchrotron will be presented. New techniques available on MX such as laser phasing and tray screening will be presented along with improvements to hardware such as the mini-kappa. Changes to the user interface include improved autoprocessing and the beta version of the new JAVA based jBluIce will be presented. Upgrades to the SAXS beamline include the high-throughput sample stage, in-vacuum sample environment and automated energy and camera length changes. The proposed upgrade and development plans for the MX and SAXS beamlines will also be presented. We would like feedback from our user community so please come along and be heard.

New Technologies in Bio-Rad's V3 Western Workflow bring Speed and Confidence to Western Blotting

Date: Monday 6th February

Location: The Heritage Ballroom

Time: 1:30pm - 2:30pm 

Speaker: Lawreen Asuncion, Product Manager, Bio-Rad Laboratories

Description: Immunodetection of proteins using Western Blotting techniques continues to be a mainstay in biological research. However, both precious samples and valuable time can be lost trying to troubleshoot poor outcomes. For most researchers, the quality assurance steps that could be employed during sample preparation for Western Blotting are often too time and sample consuming.

Over the last 18 months, Bio-Rad Laboratories has launched several new products that work seamlessly as a comprehensive suite to generate speed, and confidence in your Western Blotting experiment. Our V3 Western Workflow introduces new technologies in long shelf-life TGX Stain-Free gels, the Trans-Blot Turbo Transfer System, the award-winning Gel Doc EZ, and the newly launched ChemiDoc MP to take your research from electrophoresis-ready sample to confirmed protein transfer in just 30 minutes, including quality control.  This portfolio provides the researcher with all the tools to speed up their experiments and retain confidence in their results.